Investigation of acute effects of graphene oxide on wastewater microbial community: A case study

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 256-257, Issue , 2013, Pages 33-39

  Ahmed, Farid ^a   Rodrigues, Debora F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Graphene oxide; Microbial community; Toxicity; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; GRAPHENE; NITROGEN REMOVAL; RECLAMATION; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADVERSE EFFECT; CASE-STUDIES; COMMUNITY IS; GRAPHENE OXIDES; HIGH LOAD; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; SHORT TERM LOADS; TOXIC EFFECT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

GRAPHENE OXIDE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHOSPHORUS;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; BACTERIUM; EFFLUENT; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; OXIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84877823195     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.03.064     Document Type: Article

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